Taking ones sled out to Toronto tobogganing hills has been popular in our city for over 100 years. Not only has its popularity remained constant, the hills which we use have quite often also remained the same. From Riverdale Park to High Park, and Christie Pitts to Bellwoods, this winter tradition’s popularity can be seen throughout the city and time.
Years ago we published a post about tobogganing hills in High Park. For our latest curated collection of historical images from Toronto, we browsed the Toronto Archives for photos of people enjoying all of our local hills, 100 years ago!
1906 – 1910 – High Park toboggan runs1906 – 1910 – High Park toboggan runs1906 – 1910 – High Park toboggan runs1906 – 1910 – The beginning of the toboggan run, High Park1908 – 1912 – High Park toboggan runs1908 – 1912 – High Park toboggan slides1909 – Group on huge toboggan, Christie Pits1909 – Group on toboggan, High Park1909 – Tom Longboat at High Park toboggan slides1910 – 1920 – Lineups for toboggan runs, High Park1910 – Children on sled, High Park1910 – Group on sled, High Park1910 – High Park toboggan runs1910 – High Park toboggan runs1910 – High Park toboggan runs1910 – High Park toboggan runs, Christmas Day1910 – Sledding in Bellwoods Park1910 – Toboggan runs, High Park1911 – Group on toboggan1912 – Flooding of toboggan runs, Riverdale Park1912 – Group on sled, Riverdale Park1912 – Lineups for toboggan runs, High Park1912 – Toboggan runs1912 – Toboggan runs, High Park1914 – High Park toboggan runs1914 – Toboggan slides, High Park1914 – Withrow Park — bob sled run1916 – Toboggan slides starting down1925 – High Park toboggan slides1927 – Preston, toboggan held in air, Evelyn Chute and Darling, Weaver, Tarbox, Foster1931 – Rosedale Golf [Course], three girls on toboggan
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